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After doing business in New York for about one year, the office was again established in Allen- town, and continued until the death of Mr. Asch- bach in 1875.
Mr. Jacoby has designed the Second National Bank building, Allentown, and on its completion, had his offices therein. For several years he served as engineer of the boroughs of South Bethlehem, Catasauqua, Lehighton, etc. In 1889 he was appointed city engineer of Allentown, and under his charge various important municipal im- provements were installed.
On Feb. 7, 1895, Mr. Jacoby formed a partner- ship with S. A. Weishampel, of Philadelphia. They do business under the name of Jacoby & Weishampel. The firm has offices in the Com- monwealth building, Allentown.
Prior to 1895, Mr. Jacoby designed and super- vised the erection of many buildings in Catasau- qua, Bethlehem, and Reading, Pa., also a large number of residences, churches, factories, and stores, in Allentown and outside places.
From 1895 to the present time (1914) scores of fine buildings in Allentown and other sur- rounding cities bear witness to the skill of the architectural firm of Jacoby and Weishampel.
Lewis Schelly Jacoby was married in Phila- delphia, in 1875, to Miss Laura R. Broes, daugh- ter of Dr. Peter and Frances (Todd) Broes, of Philadelphia. Their children were: Albert Lewis, of whom below; Adolph; Laura R .; Vir- ginia ; Frances; Agretta; Carrie I .; Arthur H .; and William Clark, who died in infancy.
Albert Lewis Jacoby was born in 1879, at Al- lentown; was educated in the public schools and in Muhlenberg College. He then entered the employ of Anderson & Darrah Company, of Pittsburgh, Pa., remaining with them ten years. In 1912 he became connected with the Virginia- Carolina Supply Company, of Norfolk, Va., tak- ing charge of the heating and ventilating end of their extensive business.
He married Florence Hudson, daughter of Judge William A. Hudson, of Pittsburgh. They have a son, William Albert Jacoby.
Adolph Jacoby is a travelling salesman of Co- lumbus, O .; Virginia, married George W. Bishop, a jeweler of Philadelphia, is now a widow and re- sides at Philadelphia; Frances, married John Smith, a merchant, of Philadelphia ; Agretta, mar- ried Henry Spare, an interior decorator, of Phila- delphia; and Arthur H., is married and is an engineer residing at Washington, D. C.
Leonard Jacoby, the youngest son of Conrad and Hannah (Riegel) Jacoby, was born Dec. 25, 1778, in Springfield township, Bucks county, Pa. He was a school teacher and stone mason. He removed from Hilltown township, Bucks county, to Allentown in the spring of 1855, re- siding at Eighth and Walnut streets. He mar- ried, March 6, 1804, Elizabeth Ott, daughter of John and Margaret Ott, of Bedminster town- ship. He died Oct. 28, 1864, at Allentown. He had eight children : Amos; Elizabeth ; Thomas; Sarah, died single; John, of Philadel- phia; and Hannah Jacoby. Elizabeth married Benjamin Landis, of Upper Saucon township. They lived in Center Valley, 1834 to 1840, then removed to Allentown. In 1865 he bought the residence of his father-in-law, Leonard Jacoby, and there both lived all their lives. She died in 1883 and he died in 1892.
Their only living child is John L. Landis, 35 Charles street, New York.
Thomas Jacoby, son of Leonard, was born Jluy 26, 1812, in Hilltown township,and died in Allentown, July 28, 1876. His wife, Sarah, daughter of George and Catharine (King) Eck- hart, was born March 15, 1816, and died Nov. 8, 1913, at 107 South Fourth street, Allentown, aged 97 years. She married Mr. Jacoby in 1836 and in 1857 moved to Allentown. Mr. Jacoby learned the trade of masonry and helped to con- struct many of the factories and other buildings
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in and around Manayunk and Conshohocken. Being a man of means, he lived retired the first few years he lived in Allentown. Subsequently he was made collector of water taxes and later superintendent of the water works. In 1867 he was elected county commissioner and upon com- pletion of the new county prison he was made its first warden, all of which trusts he executed faith- fully and to the great satisfaction of the public. Later he was engaged in the slate business. He and family were members of the Presbyterian Church. Mr. and Mrs. Jacoby were the parents of the following children: Dr. Benjamin F., born Sept. 13, 1837, died Nov. 5, 1898 ; Caroline, born Sept. 25, 1841, unmarried, who resides at 107 South Fourth street, and is an artist, making a specialty of painting flowers ; and John M.
John M. Jacoby, of Allentown, was born in Bucks county, April 4, 1846. He began teaching school in Whitehall in 1864, where he taught two terms. He also taught two terms in Allen- town. He operated the Trout Creek Mill from 1867 to 1878. In the latter year he moved to 933 Walnut street, Allentown, where he resided until his death in 1913. He was warden of the Lehigh county prison from 1881 to 1883, and was a staunch Democrat. He served as deputy sheriff under Frank Schwoyer. While residing in Salis- bury township he filled the office of justice of the peace for three years. He was also school director in the same township. He was United States gauger under President Cleveland's first adminis- tration. For many years he was an auctioneer at real estate and household goods sales.
In 1866, he married Ella C. Dubbs, daughter of Robert and Caroline (Ludwig) Dubbs. Issue : Jennie M. (1867-1910), married to John C. Ruhe; Emma R., married to Nathan A. Haas; Thomas A., of Fullerton; Benjamin F. (1876- 1898), married to Mame McCloskey; John H., died in infancy ; and George L., single.
THOMAS A. JACOBY, son of John M. and Ella C. (Dubbs) Jacoby, was born in Salisbury town- ship, Sept. 20, 1872. He was educated in the public schools and the Allentown high school. He learned the upholstering trade and followed it as journeyman for fifteen years. In 1903 he be- came connected with the Kurtz Furniture Com- pany and is its secretary since the incorporation of the company. Socially he belongs to the Wood- men of the World, and the Order of Red Men of Catasauqua. In 1896, he was married to Dora Wright, daughter of Sevilla Wright, of Cata- wissa. Mr. and Mrs. Jacoby are members of St. John's Reformed church, Allentown.
Hannah Jacoby, the youngest child of Leonard and Elizabeth Jacoby, married John A. Loux,
Esq., of Bedminster township. After her death, their daughter, Amanda, resided in Allentown until her decease.
Henry Jacoby, the second son of Peter (the immigrant) and Elizabeth Heuer Jacobi, settled in Lower Mount Bethel township, Northampton county, where he had a farm of 200 acres. George Jacoby settled in Upper Milford township and later removed to York county. He married, Jan. 17, 1773, Anna, daughter of Michael Eber- hard.
DANIEL JACOBY.
Daniel Jacoby, the well-known liveryman of Allentown, was born Dec. 27, 1851, in Hesse Darmstadt, Germany, and is a son of Conrad and Elizabeth ( Hoffman) Jacoby. The latter was a farmer and had children, Daniel, Conrad, and Elizabeth. The last two stayed in the Fa- therland.
Daniel Jacoby was educated in the schools of Germany, according to the curriculum of that country, and in 1866 he came to these United States, landing at Castle Garden, New York, from thence he proceeded directly to Whitehall township, Lehigh county, Pennsylvania, where his uncle, John Hoffman, had previously settled. Mr. Jacoby was employed for two years upon a farm by Lewis Troxell, and for one year by Peter Strauss, who lived in the same locality. Afterward he learned the trade of a blacksmith from Reuben Rehrig, who lived at Treichlers. Two years later he opened up his own shop near Laurys, conducting it for two years. In 1872 he paid a visit to his native country, remaining for six months. Upon his return the panic of '73 was rife in the land and Mr. Jacoby estab- lished a blacksmith shop at Hosensack, and con- tinued there for five years; later he followed the trade near Zionsville for five or six years and in Upper Macungie for two years; and still later he operated a grist-mill at Lanark. In 1890 he removed to Allentown and engaged in the livery business in the First ward, next to the Jordan House; thereafter for a period of about twenty years he owned and successfully conducted the Grand Central stables. In 1904 he established himself at his present place, No. 1027-29 Linden street, where he has forty-five feet frontage on Linden street by 120 feet in depth. He conducts the largest teaming and hauling business in Al- lentown and owns over fifty head of horses. Mr. Jacoby is an industrious and enterprising citizen. His success in life is due in large measure to his own individual efforts. He is a quiet, unassum- ing, and honest man, a member of the Lutheran Church, and a Democrat in politics.
In 1874 he married Sophia, a daughter of
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George Reimer, of Petersville, Pa. Five chil- dren bless their union, viz: Wilson; H. Ellen, married to Charles Laub, of Allentown; Ger- trude I .; Russel W .; and Raymond S.
JOHN JAINDL.
John Jaindl, a shoe merchant on Ridge avenue, in Allentown, was born at Poppendorf, in Hun- gary, on Feb. 22, 1880, and he received his edu- cation there in the public schools and learned the trade of shoemaker. He emigrated to America from Bremen, landing at New York on Oct. 19, 1899. He first secured employment in a cement mill at Jersey City, but worked there only a year, when he located at Allentown. He there entered a shoe factory to follow his trade and continued so engaged until the summer of 1913, when he embarked in the shoe business for him- self and this he has since carried on in a suc- cessful manner.
On June 22, 1901, Mr. Jaindl was married to Mary Graler, a native of Poppenheim, born in 1882, and emigrated to America in 1900. They have two children: John, born May 2, 1902; and Herbert, born Dec. 9, 1908; and are mem- bers of the Roman Catholic church of the Sacred Heart.
His father, Michael Jaindl, is a contractor and builder in Hungary. He married Theresa Bindl, and they have eleven children: Frank, Joseph, John, Theresa, Louis, Rudolph, Andrew, Julia, Selia, August, and Adolph; of whom, besides John, the following also reside at Allentown : Louis, Andrew, and Julia.
HERBERT JAMES.
Herbert James, late of Catasauqua, Pa., was born Feb. 18, 1833, in Glamorganshire, South Wales, and emigrated to this country in 1852, locating first in New Jersey, and about a year later at Catasauqua, where he was employed by the Crane Iron Company as a locomotive en- gineer until his death, Dec. 3, 1911. His death resulted from the effects of a railroad wreck on the Lehigh Valley R. R. on Oct. 3, 1893, having been a cripple from that time. He lived at West Catasauqua since 1889 and his widow now oc- cupies the residence which he built. He was a soldier in the Civil War; a member of the Ful- ler Post G. A. R. of Catasauqua, and of the Veteran Legion of Allentown.
Mr. James and his family, like their forebears, have always been loyal members of the Presby- terian church. He was first married to Gyanne Thomas, who died about 1859, and they had one son, Thomas Thomas of Slatington, Pa. In 1868 he married, second, Elizabeth Matchette, (a sister of Captain J. Matchette, whose his-
tory appears elsewhere in this volume), and they had the following children: H. Llewellyn (mar- ried Cora Goundie, and they live at Emaus and have three children : Llewellyn A., Herbert D., and Ella E.) ; George E. (married Annie Os- man and they live at West Catasauqua and have five children : Edward L. J., Ray S., Morris S., Florence M., and Margaret E.) ; Janette E. (married Harry Dorward and they reside with Mrs. James at West Catasauqua and have five children: Janette E., Cora M., Beatrice E., Em- ma M. and Edna R.
JARRET FAMILY.
In the list of taxables in 1762, of Macungie township, appear the names of Isaac, John, Ed -. ward, and Philip "Jearet." They paid tax, which was recorded respectively in pounds as fol- lows: 12, 24, II, and 6 pounds. The names of William and Robert Jarret appears among the Revolutionary War patriots. William Jarret en- listed in 1777 for three years. He was a cor- poral in the Eighth Pennsylvania Regiment in Capt. Nehemiah Stokely's company. Pa. Arch., Third Series, Vol. III, pp. 342, 348. Robert Jarret enlisted Feb. 2, 1776, in the Sixth Penn- sylvania Battalion, under the command of Col. W. Irvine. Pa. Arch., Third Series, Vol. II, pp. 232, 234.
The ancestor of the Jarret familiy was Isaac Jarret, who was of French descent. He died in Macungie township, in 1786. His will is of record at Easton, Pa., and mentions his wife, Catharine, and the following children: John (oldest son), Daniel, Jacob, Henry, Isaac, and Gertrude.
Edward Jarret, son of Isaac, Sr., died in 1802 and was also a resident of Macungie township. The name of his wife was Catharine. The will mentions these five daughters: Catharine, Mar- garetha, Mary, married to Henry Pisk; Regina, married to John Huber; and Elizabeth, married to Adam Libert, of Virginia; also these grand- children: Paul Remus, John Statler, and Eliza- beth Yeisley.
Henry Jarret son of the ancestor, was one of the most prominent men in the Fries Rebellion in 1798 and 1799.
JOHN HENRY BENJAMIN JARRETT.
John H. B. Jarrett, deceased, for many years a prominent and prosperous business man of Al- lentown, who during the Civil War, served his country, a native of Macungie, Lehigh county, Pennsylvania, born in 1837, son of Benjamin and Miss (Knappenberger) Jarrett.
After completing his studies in the common schools of Lehigh county, he engaged in the to-
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bacco business at East Greenville, Mercer county, Pennsylvania, and after gaining a thor- ough knowledge of the same he established a business on his own account, locating at No. 36 North Seventh street, and there conducted a wholesale and retail trade for more than thirty- five years, continuing up to the time of his death in 1910. On August 13, 1862, he enlisted as a private in Company D, One Hundred and Twenty-eighth regiment, Pennsylvania Volun- teers, and was sent to Camp Curtin, three days later. The regiment was ordered to Washing- ton, D. C. the following day, and were stationed at Camp Arlington Heights, Virginia, Camp Fairfax Seminary, and at Fort Woodbury. They were assigned to the First Brigade, First Di- vision, Twelfth Corps, September 14, 1862, and later to the One Hundred and Twenty-eighth New York, Tenth Maine, Fifth Connecticut, Forty-Sixth, One Hundred and Twenty-fourth, One Hundred and Twenty-eighth Pennsylvania Volunteers, in position at South Mountain, Maryland; participated in Battle of Antietam, September 16-17, and he was injured slightly by a piece of shell; on duty at Sandy Hook and Maryland Heights ; advanced to Warrenton, De- cember, 10, 1862; at Nebasco river, December 16, 1862; engaged in Burnside's second cam- paign, January 20-24, 1863; in the expedition after Stewart's cavalry, January 28, 1863; Chan- cellorsville, Virginia, May 1-5, 1863; guarding prisoners, May 3, 1863; mustered out of gov- ernment service May 19, 1863. Company D, One Hundred and Twenty-eighth Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers, was commanded by Captain John P. Dillinger. Mr. Jarrett was a bondholder in the Adelaide Silk Mill, Pioneer Silk Mill and American Steel and Wire Com- pany. He was a member of the Lehigh Lutheran church, a member of E. B. Young Post, Grand Army of the Republic, and a Republican in poli- tics. He died April 4, 1910, aged seventy-three years, and was buried in Union cemetery.
Mr. Jarrett married (second) in 1895, in Al- lentown, Maggie Jane Wieder, born March 23, 1872, daughter of Stephen and Matilda (Shankweiler ) Wieder, who were married Dec. 9, 1860. Stephen Wieder, born in Macungie township, Pennsylvania, Oct. 12, 1838, son of Joseph W. and Elizabeth (Bock) Wieder, and Matilda Wieder, his wife, was born in Lower Macungie, Pennsylvania, March 25, 1840, daughter of Daniel Shankweiler. Children of Mr. and Mrs. Wieder, all born in Lower Ma- cungie: 1. Harvey Joseph, born Jan. 11, 1862; a tailor, employed with Koch & Pearson; resides on Linden street, Allentown. 2. Charles Henry, born Sept. 12, 1863, a blacksmith, married Alice
Shirer ; resides at Emaus. 3. Ida Louisa, born Nov. 1, 1864; married Albert Freed, a cabinet maker of Allentown, son of John and Elemina (Kline) Freed. 4. Wilson Ellsworth, born Sept. 22, 1866; a blacksmith by trade. 5. Ella Kath- arine, born June 10, 1868 ; married Charles Bied- ler, a finisher of furniture; resides in Allentown. 6. Rosa Carolina Elizabeth, born March 8, 1870; married Peter De Long, who resides in Allentown 7. Maggie Jane, aforementioned as the wife of Mr. Jarrett. 8. Stephen Percival, born Jan. II, 1874, died young. 9. Matilda Missouri, born Dec 21, 1875; married Harry Kleppinger, of Allentown. 10. Annie Gertrude, born Feb. 2, 1878; married Robert Bower, of Allentown. II. William Daniel, born Dec. 4, 1879, died in 1902. The father of these children was a blacksmith by trade, and followed the same occupation for thirty-five years. Mr. and Mrs. Jarrett were the parents of one child, Roscoe Quay, born Sept. 3, 1896; attended the common and high schools of Allentown, and is now employed in the Le- high Valley Trust Company.
JENKINS FAMILY.
Andrew Jenkins, a native of County Antrim, Ireland, emigrated to these United States in 1863, settling at Hokendauqua, Pa., where he was employed by the Thomas Iron Company until his death on Aug. 8, 1893, aged fifty-six years.
In 1874 he had returned to his native land and there on Dec. 12, 1874, married Mary Mc- Neilly. They together came to America on March 26, 1875, and became the parents of the following children: Isabella, married to R. Moncreiff, of Philadelphia; William J., of Al- lentown; Sarah J .; Mary, married to Charles K. Derr, of Reading; Nancy, married to Horace O. Warnkessel, whose history appears elsewhere in this volume; and Bessie M., married to Harry T. Kramlich, of Reading.
JOHNSON FAMILY.
Jacob Johnson, a pioneer, probably came from Germany, and was born in 1733, and died in 1813. The place of burial is unknown. He was married to a Miss Williams, of Welsh pa- rentage. Their union was blessed with three sons and one daughter, viz: John Johnson, who had three sons and one daughter as follows: Phillip, John, Jacob and Sarah. William John- son, second son of Jacob, was born Sept. 20, 1772, died on April 6, 1854. He is buried at Richlandtown, Bucks county, Pa. Benjamin Johnson, third son of Jacob, when about 45 years of age all traces of him were lost. Polly John- son, daughter of Jacob, was married to Mr.
PROF. JOHN JOHNSON.
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Bartell, in Gwynned township, Montgomery county, Pa.
William Johnson, the above named, resided in Richlandtown was married to Susanna Moyer. They were the parents of four sons and three daughters, namely: John, the oldest son, was born Nov. 7th, 1802. He was a miller at Apple- bachsville, Pa. His wife was Elizabeth Seipel. They had four daughters and one son, namely :
Henry, born Jan. 22, 1835. Sophia, born July 22, 1836. Susanna, born Dec. 31, 1844. Mary Ann, born Nov. II, 1833. Lovina, born Sept. 30, 1847.
Jacob Johnson, second son of William, was born July 25th, 1805, in Gwynned township, Montgomery county. He was married to Mary M. Klinker, and they had three sons and two daughters, namely: Wm. Benjamin K., born Oc- tober 8, 1836, died on January 22, 1908, and was buried in Fairview cemetery at Allentown; Catherine, was born Nov. 4, 1839; Levi and Ella Maria. Mariah, third child of William Johnson, was born in the year 1808. Elizabeth, a fourth child; Catharine, a fifth child; Levi M. Johnson, seventh child of William Johnson, was born January 26, 1824, in Montgomery county. He was a public school teacher at various places for a number of years and also taught music. He was married in 1852 to Alivina Shelly. She died on April 10, 1904, and was buried at Zions Hill, in Bucks county. They had two sons and one daughter, namely: Emma Matilda (Fisher), born March 21, 1853. Mahlon S., of Allen- town, was born January 5, 1856. He was mar- ried in 1876 to Marietta Heil. They have two sons and two daughters, namely: Ella Jane, born march 2, 1877, married to Harvey Wurster in 1896, with whom she had one son, Harvey. She was married, second, in 1900, to Chas. Hillegas, with whom she has three daughters: Ruth, Grace and Helen the two latter ones being de- ceased. John, whose history follows. Katie, was born July 13, 1881. She married in 1907, Levi Mann, and they have three sons and one daughter : Ralph, Clarence, Ella and Victor. Lewis, was born April 18, 1883, was married in 1909 to Miss Manilla Steigerwald, and they have two sons, Francis and Calvin.
William Henry Johnson, a third child of Levi M. Johnson, was born April 30, 1861. He mar- ried in 1883 Emma Kulp. They have two daughters: Clara, who was born in 1884, died on December 23, 1899, and Edith, who was born on Aug. 25, 1888, married Raymond Litzen- berger.
Prof. John Johnson, who conducts the Lehigh Valley Violin School, resides at No. 518 North
Seventh street, Allentown. He is a native of Lehigh county, was born January 23, 1879, and married in 1898, Cora A. Gangewere. They have two children, as follows: Clark Vincent, and Vera Marietta, who is deceased.
Mr. Johnson was a private pupil of Prof. Adrian Primrose, of New York City, for over three years previous to entering the New York German Conservatory of Music, New York City, N. Y. While at this institution, Mr. Johnson had the advantage to study under Prof. Hjalmar von Dameck, then leading professor of the violin at the above named school, and now teaching in Berlin, Germany.
Mr. Johnson also studied the Sevick method under Prof. Fred'k E. Hahn, of Philadelphia, Pa. Later he took a special course in violin play- ing under the eminent violin pedagogue, Prof. Henry Schradieck, of Brooklyn, N. Y.
Having studied extensively with such masters, Mr. Johnson has attained a thorough knowledge of the violin. He makes a specialty of teaching his instrument, and, through his painstaking ap- plication to his work, his interest in his pupils, and love for his art, he has attained a wide repu- tation as a competent instructor.
HENRY C. JOHNSON.
Henry Clay Johnson, a veteran of the Civil War, was born in Schuylkill county, March 4, I845. He attended the public schools and learned the trade of blacksmith under his father, which he followed three years. He then enlisted at Peru, Indiana, in the 119th Regt. of Ind. Vol. Inf., for six months, and re-enlisted in the 7th Ind. Cav., and served till the close of the war. He was mustered out of the service at Galveston, 'l'exas, and discharged at Indianapolis, Ind. After working for several years in local shops, he lo- cated in Schuylkill county, Penna., and remained there until 1871; then moved to Alburtis and was employed as section boss on the P. & R. R. R., for several years, and afterward worked in the iron furnace and bailer works at Allentown. He served as constable for sixteen years. He is a member of Post 13, G. A. R., and of the Re- formed Church.
In 1867 he was married to Emma E. Wotring, of North Whitehall, daughter of John and Cath- arine Wotring, and they have four children: Lillie A. C., married, July 4, 1891, Thomas K. McNabb, and has a son, Earl J .; Mary E., mar- ried Dr. E. A. Gearhart, of Allentown; Emma C. M., married Louis Bogert; and Clarissa J., married Charles Geisinger, of Centre Valley.
His father was Henry Johnson and followed blacksmithing in Northumberland county, to which county he removed after his marriage to
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Esther Lomoson. They had eleven children, but their son, Henry Clay, is the only survivor.
WILLIAM A. JONES.
Benjamin Jones, a native of Glamorganshire, South Wales, was born August 29, 1847. He emigrated to America in 1866, locating at Cata- sauqua, where he was employed by the Cata- sauqua Manufacturing Company as blacksmith. He was employed by this corporation until 1886, after which he followed different vocations until 1900, when he moved to Northampton, where he was appointed watchman by the Atlas Cement Company. Mr. Jones was married (first) to Emma Kinsey, daughter of Alonzo W. and Ce- celia (Cabb) Kinsey, of Newport, England. They were the parents of two children: 1, Joshua C., who is Superintendent of Signals on the Wyoming Division of the L. V. R. R. and re- sides at Wilkes-Barre; 2, William Alonzo. Mrs. Jones died April 26, 1876. Mr. Jones married (second) Elizabeth Kinsey, a sister of his first wife. They have one son, Edwin K.
William Alonzo Jones, of Coplay, was born in Catasauqua, October 11, 1874. He was educated in the public schools of Catasau -. qua, and when 13 years of age started to work in the office of the Unicorn Silk Manufacturing Company, and worked for this firm 13 years. In 1902 he accepted a position as bookkeeper with the American Cement Company at Egypt, serv- ing this corporation continuously until June, 1912. He was cost accountant, auditor and sack credit manager since 1906. Since leaving the American Cement Company he has been en- gaged as salesman for the Fuller Oil Company. Mr. and Mrs. Jones are members of Trinity Re- formed Church, where they have both been mem- bers of the choir. Mr. Jones adheres to the principles of the Republican party. In the fall of 1911 he was elected as one of the directors of the Coplay school board for a term of five years, serving at present as President of the Board. In 1897 he was married to Lucy Seyfried, daughter of Lovine and Elizabeth (Freeby) Seyfried. Mrs. Jones died May 27, 1904. To them the following children were born: Bessie S .; Edith F .; William A., and Miriam, who died in in- fancy. Mr. Jones married the second time in 1905, Talitha Peters, only daughter of Lewis and Elemina (Peters) Peters. They have one child, Emma Peters Jones.
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